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Practising for the listing Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management (FedRAMP). Its requirements are filled in below. When you have an answer you like, paste it with your CV in Career Mirror to see which of the job's skills it shows.
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Javascript Marketing
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".
Main responsibilities
- Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of IAM
- Lead projects from specification to delivery
- Mentor and grow other team members
- Improve our codebase, best practices, and design principles
- Lead and contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “5+ years experience of software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems” · “Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.)” · “Willingness to learn JavaScript and/or TypeScript along with modern frontend technologies (React, Redux, etc.);”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Mentor and grow other team members” · “Desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor fellow engineers” · “Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We serve internal engineers by providing them a secure and durable suite of services, and we serve external customers by providing them user facing features …” · “The IAM team’s mission is to enable customers to securely build their applications with Atlas through our best in class user experience.” · “Our FedRAMP program requires that anyone who is accessing customer data or metadata inside the Authorization Boundary be a US Citizen on US Soil.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them” · “MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads,…” · “Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid …”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Our FedRAMP program requires that anyone who is accessing customer data or metadata inside the Authorization Boundary be a US Citizen on US Soil.” · “We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software.” · “MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads,…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them” · “Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor fellow engineers” · “Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest” · “Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid …”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Has a passion for problem solving and learning new things in the domains of computer science and software engineering”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (7):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- How have you used javascript in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

